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Louie Gohmert: Well, we sure know about that, don't we. Number two on the list of pledges is, Reject any addition to the crushing…

On the recordMarch 3, 2010
Well, we sure know about that, don't we. Number two on the list of pledges is, Reject any addition to the crushing national debt heaped upon all Americans. And I know there's been--in the summit there are all these wonderful, glowing things that were said about the Congressional Budget Office, CBO. Everybody talks about the CBO scoring. Well, the CBO scoring says this. CBO scoring is sacrosanct, and I know people have paid great tribute to it. But I still remember last year when the President was not happy with CBO and called the Director over to the White House. There was a little woodshedding that apparently went on. We were not allowed to see that on C-SPAN. That would have been a real interesting conversation.
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Louie Gohmert
Republican · Texas
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Mar 3, 2010

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Gohmert discusses concerns about national debt and the Congressional Budget Office's role in budget discussions.

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